1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 COFFEY COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 555 588 Land in farms ..................acres.. 306 865 353 371 Average size of farm .......acres.. 553 601 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 333 979 291 413 Average per acre .........dollars.. 610 440 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 70 089 53 921 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 10 15 10 to 49 acres ...................... 51 52 50 to 179 acres ..................... 165 164 180 to 499 acres .................... 151 145 500 to 999 acres .................... 85 98 1,000 acres or more ................. 93 114 Total cropland .................farms.. 486 531 acres.. 200 562 216 040 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 434 491 acres.. 149 120 157 007 Irrigated land .................farms.. 6 4 acres.. 263 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 39 308 41 707 Average per farm .........dollars.. 70 825 70 930 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 23 347 17 561 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 15 961 24 146 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 95 63 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 45 54 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 62 83 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 88 115 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 65 97 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 91 78 $100,000 or more .................... 109 98 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 26 428 33 563 Average per farm .........dollars.. 47 703 57 080 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 301 353 Other ............................... 254 235 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 288 288 200 days or more ................... 201 203 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 331 354 number.. 30 917 37 931 Beef cows ..................farms.. 235 258 number.. 8 657 9 971 Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 10 number.. 150 162 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 334 365 number.. 27 099 30 766 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 8 50 number.. 648 14 718 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 11 48 number.. 1 474 19 154 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 17 19 number.. 2 970 2 256 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 16 25 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 113 151 acres.. 10 746 13 523 bushels.. 1 235 365 1 378 305 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 5 17 acres.. 507 675 tons, green.. 8 895 7 111 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 174 230 acres.. 17 031 20 645 bushels.. 1 515 297 1 690 511 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 212 304 acres.. 21 512 34 531 bushels.. 1 085 372 1 191 641 Oats for grain................farms.. 18 56 acres.. 368 1 055 bushels.. 22 974 53 368 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 318 369 acres.. 64 087 62 005 bushels.. 2 172 208 1 816 634 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 301 317 acres.. 41 294 34 199 tons, dry.. 60 035 54 125 @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms (X) Not applicable (Z) Less than half the unit shown (NA) Not available Source: 1997 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1 Geographic Area Series, "Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1997." This electronic series presents summary statistics for each county and State together with comparable data from the 1992 census. The items included are the same for all States and counties, except selected crops harvested, which vary by State. Data for 1997 and 1992 are directly comparable for acreage and inventories. Dollar values have not been adjusted for changes in price levels. You can obtain the Volume 1 Geographic Area Series from the National Technical Information Service. If you have any questions concerning the data in this report or need additional information or order forms for agriculture publications, please call the National Agricultural Statistics Service at 1-800-523-3215 or 1-800-727-9540.